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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

CdS-Based Photocatalysts for Antimicrobial Applications: From Quantum Dots to Z-Scheme Heterojunctions-Mechanisms, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.

Nurlan Almas, Mirat Karibayev, Saparbek Tugelbay, Aliya Assilbekova, Irina Irgibaeva, Nursultan Mussakhanuly, Sergei Piskunov, Galiya Baisalova, Anuar Aldongarov

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Nurlan AlmasDepartment of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-2183-3389
Mirat KaribayevNational Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-2513-9987
Saparbek TugelbayNational Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-8781-9320
Aliya AssilbekovaDepartment of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-5254-5174
Irina IrgibaevaDepartment of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-5432-1200
Nursultan MussakhanulyInstitute of New Materials and Energy Technologies, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0009-0003-4914-9607
Sergei PiskunovInstitute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, LV-1063 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-8768-0736
Galiya BaisalovaDepartment of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
Anuar AldongarovDepartment of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-7784-0524

Funding

Latvian Council of Science lzp-2024/1-0406Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. AP23487993
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The chronic overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, creating a global public health crisis as conventional therapies fail against multidrug-resistant pathogens spreading through water and food chains. Cadmium sulfide (CdS) has been established as an important visible-light-driven photocatalyst for antibacterial applications. This brief review systematically examines the structure-property relationships governing CdS-based antibacterial materials, including crystallographic polymorphs (cubic sphalerite and hexagonal wurtzite), morphological diversity from quantum dots to hierarchical architectures, and synthesis methodologies that critically influence particle size, crystallinity, and surface chemistry. The mechanisms of antibacterial action are elucidated, encompassing photocatalytic reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, controlled Cd

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCadmium CompoundsQuantum DotsSulfidesCatalysisHumansLightPhotochemical ProcessesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCadmium Compoundscadmium sulfideSulfidesantibacterial activitycadmium sulfideheterojunctionmultidrug resistancenanocompositesnanostructured materialsphotocatalysisphotocorrosionreactive oxygen speciesvisible-light photocatalyst

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PMID42588475
PMCPMC13468328

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